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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 15h

ICE was on the roof. He had just been praying.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

ICE released a statement after an agent aimed a pepper ball at a priest’s head after he prayed and laughed when he was hit:

“If you are obstructing law enforcement, you can expect to be met with force.”

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 19h

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1d

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 2d

Not many people go to Gaza who have NO INTENTION of going to Gaza.

And not many people write with this clarity about their youth.

The Bravest

Gaza City, 1992, The First Intifada

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for this honest and forthright indictment of the illegal regime Senator Kim. Wishing you all the best in your fight for us.

Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 3d

Our country has been hijacked by mob bosses who use corruption, extortion, and intimidation to instill fear and submission into all of us.

When we reopen the government, we must fight to make sure it’s working for you, not the mob bosses in power.

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 2d

Me too. Pack bags.

Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 2d

Intensely jealous…

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 2d

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Newsom, Pritzker threaten to pull out of National Governors Association over Trump’s troop deployments

The governors accused the bipartisan group of going silent.

www.politico.com

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 2d

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 3d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 4d

This is horrible…and true. ❤️‍🩹

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

When you’re chronically ill, your world can be quite small.

People abandon you when you become disabled. When you can’t hide your pain.

The isolation can be just as hard as the illness… but please know you’re not alone.

None of us are ever alone. We are all fighters & this community has your back

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 4d

Dang! Props to the courts and Judge Immergut!

Just Jill 💖 @just-jillg.bsky.social · 4d

Wow, this judge isn’t messing around. Good for her. This is childish games they’re playing.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 4d

Sunday’s Painfully Conscious Editorial Cartoon
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Sunday’s Painfully Conscious Editorial Cartoon

The gist of Project 2025 is that inside Stephen Miller is another, smaller Stephen Miller, and another, and another; until an infinitely small Stephen Miller becomes a black hole.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d

Thugs.

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taber @kvetch.gay · 6d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 6d

Donald Trump wanted to give King Charles one of Dwight Eisenhower's swords. The director of the library said no.

He was told to resign or be fired. WTF.

No swords for Kings.

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 6d

Grimly nodding

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

“They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down. We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

The worst of what we feared when Trump’s spending bill gave ICE a blank check is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 7d

Someday, we're gonna find out that the decisionmaking went like this:

Mamdani proposes city-run grocery stores. Conservatives say it'll never work. Mamdani supporters point out that DOD runs a bunch of grocery stores. Hegseth decides to close them to own the libs.

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 7d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 7d

Kristi Noem reportedly had ICE agents literally raining down from the sky in Chicago as part of a midnight raid.

ICE Barbie Ordered Midnight Raid From the Sky on Major Blue City

Reports say snipers rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter onto a rooftop in Chicago.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

Watch the full discussion.

Mayor to Mayor: a conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 7d

To keep her in detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.

She Sent Money to Family in Gaza. ICE Claimed It’s Evidence She Supports Hamas.

To keep her in ICE detention in Texas, the Trump administration pointed to Leqaa Kordia’s remittances to family in Palestine.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7d

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d

What DHS pulled in Chicago on Tuesday is wildly unconstitutional. They smashed down almost every door in the building, dragged entire families into the street, and detained people for hours ("Kavanaugh stops").

Ms. Fisher was held for five hours and another senior citizen was held for three hours.

Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties.

Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours before agents finally let him go.

“I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up,” Jones said. “I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.”

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 7d

Last week I attended a murder trial — a tragedy, as you may guess.

It reminded me of another trial, when I was a child, that changed the world, in what was, if you can believe it, a far bloodier time.
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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 8d

So excited! You’re a goofy foot!